Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-27
A COERCION DEBATE.
A NOTION MADE 10 GO INTO coHHrTn oA
THE CRIMES BILL
Nr. Balbar Says the Government VII Or Azy
Anendmsai-Mr. Paynell and ths ahn9--
The Arss.of OOmmissary SeAnasssls Do
cased By The cahinst

LONDON, April %. 6.-when The motiea
was made in the House Of Commons thh
evening to 90 into committee on The coss-
cion bill, Robert 7. Presby, Liheral EsGs
Der for Dumfries, moved that tbs Hoess
decline to proceed with any msasurs
directed against tenants combining for ~
lief until a full measure for their relief
from excessive rents was presented In Par
lament
Mr.. Balfour, Chief Secretary for ireland,
said the Government must oppose any
amendment. The bill was meant 10 pat
down CRIME that no country in Earope
would tolerate, and the government would
not tolerate It twenty -four hours afef -
passage Of the measure.
Mr.. Gladstone asked wetkeT Mr.. Bal
four would furnish memorandum show-
ing upon what principle the police clasni-
fed crime in Ireland.
Mr.. Balfour said he would furnish .
memorandum giving the desired informas
ton.
Viscount wolmer, in the course of Q
Unionist speech, referred 10 charges against
Mr.. Parnell and asked why libel action
had been opened against the 7Smcs. Ho
said Mr. Parnell, unless the charges were
proved true, could not only get enormous
damages from his calumniaton but st the
same time could aim deadly blow ri The
Unionist cause. II an action was NOT
commenced people could not be blamed
for drawing the worst conclusions agAanst
Mr.. Parnell.
Mr.. Harrington deprecated the spirit
of the debate. He thought the word ola
mau who had never yet been proved
guilty of ialsehood would be taken any
where. II IL suited Conservatives TO ~
peat their offensive insiuuations and con-
tinue the same offensive methodS then
their opponents could hardly be held au-
swerable for their temper in meeting The
charges (Parnellite cheers. similar
insults and calumnies have been met In
former times in very different mann,
from that adopted nowadays. (Checrs.)
Mr.. Harrington then proceeded TO orits.
else the bill.
The debate tonight was languld Spcak.
ers repeated old arguments. The House
was inactive. An interesting incident oc.
CURED, however, resulting from o question
by James l.. Carew. Nationalist, for North
Kildare, who asked what W. II. Smith
meant by associating the National League
with ''cowardly assassins who were tyrAn-
nizing over peaceful peasants" !"
Smith stated the phrase occurred In LET.
ter written by his secretary. lie himself
had not seen il, bat accepted responsibility
for the language used.
The question was then asked, What did
Smith mean by coupling Gladstonians
with ayowed enemies OF Englandy'
Smith again admitted the phrase had
been used by his secretary In lettc! which
he himself had not seen. He declined
TO be explicit rs 10 the mean.
ing Of the expression, bat referred
his questioners TO the columns Of Usifod
Ireland. Smiths remarks gave rise TO
considerable excitement aud disorder, and
q serious low was imminent The Bpeaker
interfsrrcd and succeeded In restosfns
peace. Liberals are dissatisfied, howevsf,
and will insist upon formal explanation
by Smith. The Government decided W
apply cloture Thursday II opposition per-
sists in prolonging the debate.